Tanner is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tanner in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
US Rank #443
About the Name Tanner
Tanner is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 369 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1461 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tanner is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #443, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tanner
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Tanner per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tanner in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tanner is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 369 places over the last five years to #1859 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tanner is more popular in the US (#443) than in the UK (#1859). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tanner include: Tanner Novlan — Tanner Novlan is a Canadian actor and model.; Scott D. Tanner — Scott Tanner is a Canadian scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur.; Earl Tanner — Earl D..
Tanner appears in the US top 500 at #443 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
13
UK babies named Tanner (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 369 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tanner
Likely around 1 other Tanner in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tanner
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tanner Novlan is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for playing doctor John "Finn" Finnegan on the American CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful since 2020.
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim.
Scott Tanner is a Canadian scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. His areas of expertise include mass spectroscopy, especially inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and mass cytometry.
Susan Winder Tanner was the twelfth Young Women general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008. Born in Granger, Utah, to Richard W.
Tanner Emmanuel Cristobal Buchanan is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Leo Kirkman in the political conspiracy drama series Designated Survivor and Robby Keene in the martial arts action series Cobra Kai.
Francis Tanner James Tessmann is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the United States national team.
Jim Tanner is the executive director and general manager of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team. He is a former sports and entertainment agent certified by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).